What are regulations on amounts of support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam?
What are regulations on amounts of support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam?
What are regulations on amounts of support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 12 of the regulations on implementation of support policies granted to trade unionists and employees who are forced into reduced working hours or made redundant by termination of their labor contracts due to their companies’ cancellation or reduction of purchase orders issued together with the Decision 6696/QĐ-TLĐ in 2023 stipulating amounts of support and payment methods as follows:
Amounts of support and payment methods
1. Amounts of support
a) If employees are trade unionists; employees who are not trade unionists are females aged 35 years or older; employees are pregnant females; employees are raising natural or adopted children or fostering children under 6 years of age, they shall be entitled to VND 2,000,000 per capita (only one person who is the mother or father or the foster carer).
b) Employees who are not trade unionists shall be entitled to VND 1,400,000 per capita.
2. Payment method: Support shall be paid in cash or wire transfer on a one-time basis.
As regulations above, amounts of support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:
- If employees are trade unionists; employees who are not trade unionists are females aged 35 years or older; employees are pregnant females; employees are raising natural or adopted children or fostering children under 6 years of age, they shall be entitled to VND 2,000,000 per capita.
Note: only one person who is the mother or father or the foster carer
- Employees who are not trade unionists shall be entitled to VND 1,400,000 per capita.
What are conditions for support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 11 of the regulations on implementation of support policies granted to trade unionists and employees who are forced into reduced working hours or made redundant by termination of their labor contracts due to their companies’ cancellation or reduction of purchase orders issued together with the Decision 6696/QĐ-TLĐ in 2023 (amended by Clause 10 Article 1 of the Decision 7785/QĐ-TLĐ in 2023) stipulating conditions for support as follows:
- Support shall be granted to trade unionists and employees who are subject to labor contract suspension or unpaid leave as a result of their employer’s cancellation or reduction of purchase orders if they were working under labor contracts and their employers have paid union dues until April 1, 2023.
- Trade unionists and employees referred to in Article 10 shall be entitled to support if:
+ They are temporarily suspended from execution of their labor contracts, or are furloughed without pay within the contract term for the minimum period of consecutive 30 days due to their employers’ cancellation or reduction of purchase orders.
Note: They are not eligible for support due to personal causes.
+ The period of labor contract suspension or unpaid leave must fall between April 1, 2023 and end of December 31, 2023.
+ The start date of labor contract suspension or unpaid leave must fall between April 1, 2023 and end of December 31, 2023.
What documents are included in the application for support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of the regulations on implementation of support policies granted to trade unionists and employees who are forced into reduced working hours or made redundant by termination of their labor contracts due to their companies’ cancellation or reduction of purchase orders issued together with the Decision 6696/QĐ-TLĐ in 2023 (amended by Clause 11 Article 1 of the Decision 7785/QĐ-TLĐ in 2023) stipulating the application for support for union members, employees who suspend the performance of labor contracts, and employees who take unpaid leave in 2023 in Vietnam as follows:
- The list of trade unionists or employees who are subject to labor contract suspension or unpaid leave as a result of their employers’ cancellation or reduction of purchase orders, certified by the grassroots trade level and the employer.
The payroll that includes names of trade unionists and employees subject to labor contract suspension or unpaid leave for at least one month preceding the start month of labor contract suspension or unpaid leave, which is certified by the grassroots trade level and the employer.
- The copies of written agreements on temporary suspension from execution of labor contracts or unpaid leave of trade unionists and employees.
- The copies of written documents, plans or decisions on rearrangement of work, production and business activities due to cancellation or reduction of purchase orders that results in temporary suspension from execution of labor contracts or unpaid leave of trade unionists and employees.
- If an employee who is not a trade unionist is a pregnant female; an employee is raising a biological or adoptive child or fostering a child under 6 years old, he/she shall be required to submit the following documents other than those mentioned above:
+ Proof of pregnancy;
+ Birth certificate or evidence of birth of the child;
+ Certificate of adoption;
+ Decision on transfer of foster care of a child issued by a competent authority.
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